Packaged bottle with rotation preventing insert member



Oct. 31, 1961 J. B. MCGINNIS 3,006,461

PACKAGED BOTTLE WITH ROTATION PREVENTING INSERT MEMBER Filed Dec. 21, 1959 INVENTOR. Ji l/7Z5 5. N5 G/N/V/S United States Patent 3,006,461 PACKAGED BO'ITLE WITH ROTATION PREVENTING INSERT MEMBER James B. McGinnis, Burlingame, Calif., assignor to From 8: Sichel, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of New York Filed Dec. 21, 1959, Ser. No. 860,984 8 Claims. (Cl. 206-4531) The present invention relates to a packaged bottle.

More particularly, the invention relates to a folding carton or box of square transverse cross-section having a window in one side. A bottle having a label on its side is disposed within the folding box. A special insert membet is disposed at the bottom of the box. The insert member is provided with upwardly extending projections which engage in a groove formed in the bottom of the bottle and thus lock the bottle against rotation in the box. The label is so applied to the bottle, with reference to the groove, that the label is held positively in register with the window.

In the prior art, it is known to hold a bottle against rotation in a package of this type by frictional means. Such an arrangement is disclosed, for example in US. Patent No. 2,325,224, issued on July 27, 1943, to T. H. Bryant, Sr. However, any such frictional grip is subject to disturbance by the efiects of shock or vibration during shipment, whereby the label may move out of register with the window. The simple insert of the present invention, in cooperation with a groove in the bottom of the bottle, positively locks the bottle against rotation in the box and the label is thus positively held in register with the window notwithstanding shock and vibration during shipment. This same groove is also used in conventional automatic filling, capping and labeling machinery to assure that the label will be properly circumferentially positioned with respect to the window when the bottle is inserted in the box.

Various specific objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the follow ing specification together with the accompanying drawing forming a .part thereof.

Referring to the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of a labelled bottle.

FIGURE 2 is a bottom view of the bottle shown in FIG. 1.

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of a packaged bottle, the box being partly broken away to illustrate details of construction.

FIGURE 4 is a plan sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG. 1.

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing the insert member separately.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a bottle 1 of circular transverse cross-section, such as a wine bottle, has a rectilinear groove 2 formed in its bottom, the groove 2 being of rectangular or substantially square cross-sectional configuration and open at both ends. The groove 2 extends along a chord of the circular bottom of the bottle 1.

A label 3 is applied to the bottle 1, the vertical center line of the label 3 lying in a diametral plane normal to the chordal groove 2. This positioning of the label 3 is assured by conventional automatic machinery (not shown) wherein the groove 2 serves as a guide.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bottle is packaged in a folding carton or box 4 of square cross-sectional configuration revolubly circumscribing the circular cross-section of the bottle 1. One side of the box 4 has an aperture or window 5 formed therein the shape of which conforms to the gothic arch shape of the label 3. Interposed between the bottom of the bottle 1 and the bottom of the box 4, is

an insert member 6 formed of sheet plastic material. The insert 6 is of square peripheral configuration corresponding to the square transverse configuration of the box and fits within the box 4 with suficient play to permit it to be readily inserted in the box 4. However, the insert 6 fits with suflicient snugness in the box 4 at the bottom thereof so that only a slight angular displacement of the insert 6 with respect to the vertical axis of the bottle 1 is permitted.

The insert member 6 is shown provided with two spaced upwardly extending projections 7 and 8 which fit into the groove 2, the projections 7 and 8 being spaced longitudinally of the groove 2. The projections 7 and 8 are hollow and may be readily formed in the sheet plastic material of the insert 6 by a heated die operation, for example. Alternatively, the insert 6 may be molded as a unit including the hollow projections 7 and 8. Each of the projections 7 and 8 is separately elongated longitudinally of the groove 2. The insert 6 is somewhat flexible, but is sufiiciently rigid so that the projections 7 and 8 will engage in the groove 2 of the bottle 1 and positively lock the bottle 1 against rotation about its own vertical axis with respect to the box 4.

While I have shown what I believe to be the best embodiment of my invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a packaged article comprising a bottle of circular transverse cross-section having a chordal rectilinear groove formed in its bottom, said bottle being disposed within a folding box of polygonal transverse cross-section revolubly circumscribing the circular cross-section of said bottle, said bottle having a label affixed to its side and said box having a window formed in one of its sides through which said label may be observed when said label is in register with said window, said label being disposed in a predetermined circumferential position with respect to said groove, the improvement which comprises the provision of an insert member interposed between the bottom of said bottle and the bottom of said box, said insert member being formed of fiat sheet material of polygonal peripheral configuration corresponding to the transverse cross-sectional configuration of said box, said insert member fitting snugly within the inner periphery of said box at the bottom thereof whereby said insert member is held against rotation, said insert member having at least one projection formed thereon which extends into said groove with said label in register with said window, said projection positively locking said bottle against rotation with respect to said box, whereby said label is positively maintained in register with said window.

2. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein said projection is elongated longitudinally of said groove.

3. The improvement according to claim 1, wherein said projection is hollow.

4. The improvement according to claim 3, wherein said hollow projection is constituted by a deformation of said fiat sheet material.

5. In a packaged article comprising a bottle of circular transverse cross-section having a chordal rectilinear groove formed in its bottom, said bottle being disposed within a folding box polygonal transvese cross-section revolubly circumscribing the circular cross-section of said bottle, said bottle having a label afixed to its side and said box having a window formed in one of its sides through which said label may be observed when said label is in register with said window, said label being disposed in a predetermined circumferential position with respect to said groove, the improvement which comprises the provision of an insert member interposed between the bottom of said bottle and the bottom of said box, said insert member being formed of flat sheet material ofpolygonal peripheral configuration corresponding to the transverse cross-sectional configuration of said box, said insert member fitting snugly Within said box at the bottom thereof whereby said insert member is held against rotation, said insert member having a plurality of projections formed thereon which extend into said groove with'said label in register with said Window, said projections being spaced longitudinally of said groove, said projections positively locking said bottle against rotation with respect to said box, whereby said label is positively maintained in register with said Window.

6. The improvement according to claim 5, wherein each 15 2,876,692

of said projections is elongated longitudinally of said groove.

7. The improvement according to claim 5, wherein all of said projections are hollow.

8. The improvement according to claim 7, wherein said hollow projections are constituted by deformations of said fiat sheet material.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 7 353,600 Sloan Nov. 30, 1886 2,325,224 Bryant July 27, 1943 2,498,964 Roethel Feb, 28, 1950 Gaisman Mar. 10, 1 959 

